The race to challenge Trump: Did Biden keep lead after Dem debate?

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Democratic Party nomination polling

Former vice president and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden speaks at the Poor People's Campaign presidential forum at Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2019.
Former vice president and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden speaks at the Poor People's Campaign presidential forum at Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2019. | The Christian Post

According to RealClearPolitics’ average of polls on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a lead over his opponents, but not with the strength he had in previous months.

In data accessed Friday, Biden led with 26.8%. Tied for second were Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, each with 15.2%.

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Third went to Harris with 15%, followed by Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, with 5.3% and Beto O’Rourke with 2.2%.

Biden’s lead, while considerable, was much higher in May when at one point he had 38.3%. At the same time, Harris had only 7.3%.

The drop from 38.3% to 26.8% cannot be exclusively blamed on Biden’s debate performance, as he had already decreased to 32% going into the debate.

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